Portret van Johannes Carolus de la Faille 1630 - 1677

Adriaen Lommelin’s 1630-1677 engraving, “Portret van Johannes Carolus de la Faille,” depicts Johannes Carolus de la Faille, a Jesuit mathematician and professor at the University of Madrid. The portrait, housed in the Rijksmuseum, shows de la Faille seated in a chair, his right hand holding a compass and his left resting on his knee. The presence of a globe and a compass suggests his academic pursuits. This artwork is a fine example of 17th-century portraiture and provides insight into the life of a prominent scholar of the era.